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With StarOptions, you have the flexibility to exchange your Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) for a stay at another Starwood Vacation NetworkSM villa resort—without any fees.

To help you plan the perfect vacation, our StarOptions Values Chart breaks down the weekly and daily StarOptions required to complete a reservation at each SVN villa resort, Villa type and Season.

Remember, weekly valuations are calculated based upon a Friday arrival only. If your dates of stay cross over into another season, additional StarOptions may be required since StarOptions are calculated based on the Season of each day of your stay.

Need help determining the amount of StarOptions required to make your reservation? We’ve put together a simple step-by-step guide of the StarOptions Values Chart. Even simpler, book your reservation online and the StarOptions will be automatically calculated for you.

StarOptions Value Chart Sample

Simple Tips for Reserving With StarOptions

Looking to vacation during a higher season or in a larger villa? Here’s how you can make the most of your StarOptions.

Important Note: SVN exchanges are not guaranteed and are based upon availability. For complete terms & conditions, please refer to your SVEC disclosure guide.

Note: Your villa description may vary from the villa designation on this chart. Refer to your Use Notification documents for details regarding your Villa type and StarOptions®. Information on this chart is subject to the Starwood Vacation Network program rules. Check-in days may vary; please call Owner Services for details. Certain weeks shown may be sold exclusively as Event or Ultra Premium Weeks. Therefore, the availability of these weeks for reservation may be limited.
The StarOptions values represented are effective with the 2014 Use Year and replace all previously dated StarOptions charts. StarOptions values are subject to change.
Weekly valuations are based upon a Friday arrival. Dates of stay which cross over an established week(s) may require additional StarOptions based upon the seasonality.
In the event of discrepancies, including typographical errors, alterations, modifications or variations, our official records shall control.

Signing into IntervalWorld.com is the fastest and easiest way to exchange. Click the Exchange tab, search for availability and then pick the Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) you wish to exchange.

If you don’t immediately find the available exchange you are looking for, be sure to start an ongoing request using either of the following two exchange choices with II:

Deposit First – Use Deposit First when you know you won’t be traveling to your Home Resort or an SVN resort during the Use Year. Once you assign your VOI, you will have up to three years —a year in advance and up to two years after — to request and complete your exchange travel.

Request First – You can search availability with II without assigning yourVOI. You can start an exchange request up to 1 year in advance and through December 24 of the Use Year you wish to exchange. If your exchange is not confirmed by December 24 of the Use Year, you must contact II or Owner Services to assign your VOI to maintain your ability to exchange it in a future year.

Remember, you can save $35 off** your exchange fee when you request your exchange using your VOI to confirm a stay at another SVN villa resort through II.

It may take up to 72 hours for the verification process for Request First exchanges.

*Your annual fees associated with your VOI must be paid in full at the time of your request to assign your VOI for External Exchange for a current or future Use Year and at the time you initiate an exchange request with Interval International.

**Trade into any Starwood Vacation Ownership resort to qualify for the discount. Non-Starwood Vacation Ownership resorts are not permitted in exchange requests. Owners relinquishing anything other than Starwood Vacation Ownership weeks are ineligible. Discount applies to new exchange requests only and previously confirmed or pending exchanges are not entitled to a refund or discount. Discount is for Owners residing in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean islands, and serviced by the U.S. Servicing office for Interval International. All other Owners will receive comparable discounts set by their servicing office. Owners residing in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean islands will be charged the discounted domestic exchange fee when traveling to Starwood Vacation Ownership resorts in Cancún, The Bahamas and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Whether you’re traveling to your Home Resort or using StarOptions to vacation at another villa resort in our collection, now it’s easier than ever to make reservations online.

SVN Owners: Simply log in and browse villa availability, then reserve your Home Resort 12 to 8 months* prior to arrival or another villa resort using StarOptions within 8 months of arrival. You’ll get to see the same villa availability your Vacation Planning Counselor would see, so you can make your reservation when it’s convenient for you.

Fixed Week Owners: Your Week, Villa type and Season at your Home Resort are automatically booked but must be confirmed 12 – 10 months prior to arrival, or your week is released to the floating pool. Sheraton Vistana Resort Courts, Falls, Spas, Palms and Springs Fixed Week Owners must confirm automatic booking 12 – 8 months before vacation arrival date, or the week is released to the floating pool.

Please note: All booking windows for online reservations open at midnight Eastern Time.

“Online reservation is a great new feature I found extremely easy to use. I used my smart phone to book and it sent me instant confirmation of our upcoming trip to Maui. I will book all our weeks online from now on.”

All maintenance fees, taxes and fees associated with your Starwood Vacation Network VOI must be current at the time of the request for the Use Year being reserved. For Owners who do not pay for SVN membership at Sheraton Vistana Resort, Cascades and Lakes phases; Sheraton PGA Vacation Resort; and Sheraton Broadway Plantation all maintenance fees, taxes and fees associated with a Vacation Ownership Interest must be paid at the time of the request for the Use Year being reserved. Like reservations made by phone, online reservations are subject to availability, made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that online reservations are not available for those Fixed VOIs not in Starwood Vacation Network at Sheraton Vistana Resort within the Courts, Falls, Palms, Springs and Spas phases, as those week(s) are reserved automatically. Owners at The Westin St. John Resort & Villas Coral Vista phase will have access to online reservations starting later in 2014.

Launched in January 2014, the latest Starwood Vacation NetworkSM enhancements to your ownership offer even more flexibility when you travel within our outstanding collection of 19 villa resorts.

STARTING 8 MONTHS FROM ARRIVAL, NOW YOU CAN:

8 — 0 MONTHS TO ARRIVAL

Log in and reserve online using your StarOptions to reserve a vacation for nightly* stays or more, checking in any day of the week in any Season and any Villa Type at any Starwood villa resort.

BETWEEN 12 – 8 MONTHS FROM ARRIVAL:

Take advantage of your preferred access to your Home Resort during the Home Resort Reservation Period. Reserve online for anytime, anywhere convenience.

During your Home Resort Reservation Period, reserve:

The Villa Type you own***

In your Season****

For 7 nights***

With your arrival for Friday, Saturday or Sunday***

SVN Owners: Reserve an available week in your Season and Villa type at your Home Resort 12 – 8** months prior to arrival.

Fixed Owners: Your Week, Villa type and Season at your Home Resort are automatically booked but must be confirmed 12 – 10 months prior to arrival, or your week is released to the floating pool. Sheraton Vistana Resort Courts, Falls, Spas, Palms and Springs Fixed Week Owners must confirm automatic booking 12 – 8** months before vacation arrival date, or the week is release to the floating pool.

** Borrowing StarOptions from a Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) may relinquish Home Resort Reservation Period for the Use Year borrowed from. All maintenance fees, taxes and fees associated with the VOI must be paid at the time of the request for the Use Year being borrowed. All SVN reservation rules apply.

*** Not applicable to Westin St. John Coral Vista Villa and Sheraton Flex Vacation Plan VOIs

**** Not applicable to Sheraton Flex Vacation Plan VOIs

All maintenance fees, taxes and fees associated with your Starwood Vacation Network VOI must be current at the time of the request for the Use Year being reserved. For Owners who do not pay for SVN membership at Sheraton Vistana Resort, Cascades and Lakes phases; Sheraton PGA Vacation Resort; and Sheraton Broadway Plantation all maintenance fees, taxes and fees associated with a Vacation Ownership Interest must be paid at the time of the request for the Use Year being reserved. Like reservations made by phone, online reservations are subject to availability, made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that online reservations are not available for those Fixed VOIs not in Starwood Vacation Network at Sheraton Vistana Resort within the Courts, Falls, Palms, Springs and Spas phases, as those week(s) are reserved automatically.

† Sheraton Vistana Resort Fixed Owners who do not pay for SVN membership do not have access, as those week(s) are reserved automatically.

The online e-Statement option is the easiest and most convenient option for receiving and paying your annual maintenance fee statement. The paperless e-Statement is just one of the many ways we are continuing to simplify and enhance your ownership. An e-Statement is an electronic version of your paper statement that you will be able to access and pay online by logging in at StarwoodVacationNetwork.com. When you go paperless you can help reduce paper waste, while enjoying a faster and easier way to pay your fee on a secure site.

For those Owners who have a mortgage loan through Starwood Vacation Ownership, you can easily make advance payments toward your loan thanks to the Automatic Payment Plan. Simply schedule your next payment up to 120 days before it’s due, and you’ll never have to worry about a late payment on future billings again. Plus, the automatic bank draft service is available at no cost to you. Here’s how to enroll.

As a Starwood Vacation Network Owner, you may choose to exchange your ownership at your Home Resort for a reservation at any of the 19 villa resorts in our collection using StarOptions®. Reservations may be requested beginning eight months before and up to the day you would like to arrive. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Use this reference below to know when to call Owner Services at 1-800-847-8262 to reserve based on the type of reservation you’re looking for.

During the following timeframes, you may call Owner Services at 1-800-847-8262 to reserve your vacations.

Terms & Conditions
Fixed Owners, your Week, Villa type and Season at your Home Resort are automatically booked but must be confirmed 12 – 10 months prior to arrival, or your week is released to the floating pool. Sheraton Vistana Resort Courts, Falls, Spas, Palms and Springs Fixed Week Owners must confirm automatic booking 12 – 8 months before vacation arrival date, or the week is release to the floating pool. For Floating Owners, you can reserve an available week in your Season and Villa type at your Home Resort. When reserving 8 months or less prior to arrival, use StarOptions to reserve weekly or daily stays in any Season and any Villa type at any Starwood villa resort. StarOptions may also be borrowed* from the next Use Year during this time.

* Borrowing StarOptions from a Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) may relinquish Home Resort Reservation Period for the Use Year borrowed from. All maintenance fees, taxes and fees associated with the VOI must be paid at the time of the request for the Use Year being borrowed. All SVN reservation rules apply.

Owners, your StarOptions® are your access to different villa sizes in different seasons at your Home Resort or other Starwood Vacation Network villa resorts. But what happens when you’re unable to get away or you simply have extra ones that will go unused? That’s where StarOptions banking comes in. Here’s everything you need to know about saving and getting the most from those leftover StarOptions.

Who’s Eligible?

Banking StarOptions is available to Starwood Vacation Network Owners who are current on maintenance fees. If you have biennial (every other year) ownership you can bank your StarOptions to travel every year for shorter vacations instead of waiting every other year.

How It Works

You can bank an entire use year’s worth of StarOptions, or just a few. You can keep your unused StarOptions for up to two years and use them to travel to a Starwood Vacation Network villa resort.

How Much Does It Cost to Bank?

Five-Star Elite Owners: No charge.

Three- and Four-Star Elite Owners: $79

All other Owners: $99

How far out can I make a reservation with Banked StarOptions?

Beginning at eight months in advance of your desired travel date, you can reserve nightly stays or more, checking in any day of the week, within Starwood Vacation Network villa resorts.

Banking is a benefit available to Starwood Vacation Network (“SVN”) Owners and is subject to all SVN Ownership terms and conditions.

Banked StarOptions may be used to confirm reservations in the subsequent 2 years for reservations made during the Starwood Vacation Network Float period beginning 8 months or less in advance of the requested arrival date.

Reservations made using Banked StarOptions are based on availability of StarOptions banked by other SVN Owners.

Banked StarOptions reservations are subject to SVN rules and regulations pursuant to the Starwood Vacation Exchange Company Disclosure Guide and related SVN documents including but not limited to cancellation policy, lengths of stay, and additional housekeeping fees.

SVN members may bank all or any portion of unused StarOptions.

Banked StarOptions are valid through and travel must be completed by December 31 of the second year beyond the Use Year banked.

All fees, including but not limited to maintenance fees, taxes and SVN fees associated with an SVN Ownership, must be current to bank StarOptions and at the time a reservation is made using Banked StarOptions.

Banking can be requested as early as October 1 of the Use Year prior to the Use Year being banked and no later than July 1 of the Use Year being banked for all SVN Owners. However, 3 and 4 Star Elite Members may request banking as late as October 1 of the Use Year being banked. 5 Star Elite Members may request banking as late as December 31 of the Use Year being banked.

Banking is a final transaction and cannot be reversed. In addition, banked StarOptions are not eligible for external exchange or Starpoint conversion.

Unused StarOptions will not be banked automatically and therefore SVN member must contact Owner Services by the applicable deadlines to bank all or a portion of unused StarOptions.

Applicable StarOptions banking fees are required at the time of banking and are charged per transaction.

Banked StarOptions may transfer in the event of will or deed transfer to an immediate family member (mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandparents). However, banked StarOptions do not transfer when ownership weeks are transferred or sold to other individuals or entities.

Banked StarOptions may transfer with original expiration date in the event of an upgrade of the existing ownership interest to a new ownership interest purchased directly from Starwood Vacation Ownership.

SVEC Operator reserves the right to change, modify or cancel benefits of SVN, including but not limited to banking, at any time and in its sole discretion. This message is for informational purposes only and complete terms and conditions are in the SVEC Disclosure Guide and related SVN Documents.

StarOptions

What are they?

Starpoints

What are they?

Your Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) also has a Starpoints® value through the Starwood Preferred Guest® program. SPG is the hotel industry’s leading guest rewards program.

What can you do with them?

What can you do with them?

How To Exchange

To exchange, contact Owner Services Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

How To Convert

To convert your ownership into Starpoints, contact Owner Services between October 1 of the year prior and March 31 of the Use Year that is being converted. It takes approximately 72 hours for confirmation of the conversion. For questions about Starpoints, call SPG at 1-888-625-4990 or visit SPG.com.

This advertising material is being used for the purpose of soliciting sales of timeshare interest(s).

This material is intended to encourage the sale of Starwood Vacation Ownership all-villa resort interests classified by state legislation as timeshare sales. This is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to buy in any state or other jurisdiction in which registration requirements have not been met. Starwood Vacation Network is a registered Exchange Program.